plural yuan
1
the basic monetary unit of the People's Republic of China see Money Table compare renminbi
2
: the dollar of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
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The data showed that nearly two-thirds of the products purchased on day one were priced under $20, or roughly 143 yuan.
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CNBC, 11 July 2025
European companies will be excluded if the budget for procurement is above 45 million yuan ($6.28 million), according to a notice from the Finance Ministry on Sunday with the restrictions in place the same day.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Honor invested 1 billion Chinese yuan ($139 million) towards researching its silicon-carbon battery technology.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Cornell University’s Eswar Prasad says China’s reluctance to make the yuan fully convertible limits Xi’s chances of internationalizing the currency.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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CNBC, 11 July 2025
European companies will be excluded if the budget for procurement is above 45 million yuan ($6.28 million), according to a notice from the Finance Ministry on Sunday with the restrictions in place the same day.
—Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 6 July 2025
Honor invested 1 billion Chinese yuan ($139 million) towards researching its silicon-carbon battery technology.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 3 July 2025
Cornell University’s Eswar Prasad says China’s reluctance to make the yuan fully convertible limits Xi’s chances of internationalizing the currency.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for yuan
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Yuan
geographical name
Yu·an
ˈywen 
ˈywän
1
river 500 miles (805 kilometers) long in southeast central China flowing from Guizhou northeast to northeastern Hunan
2
see red sense 4
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